It's very good to be back in India. I didn't realize just how infectious the IPL was here and how much the tournament belongs here. It was great last year in South Africa and the competition caught the imagination of the fans there, but this is the Indian Premier League and it will always be better in India.

I would not be against moving the IPL around to different countries, but we would then need to look after our fan base at home. Anyway, we now have a global tournament in the T20 Champions League.

The boys are glad to be back home, too, and even though we have only been together a week, it has not taken us long to gel as a unit once again. They are a good bunch, and have gotten to know each other well and so it has been easy to slot themselves back into being the Chennai Super Kings.

On Sunday, we begin our campaign for the IPL III crown against the defending champions, Deccan Chargers. They have already lost their opening match, to Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, and

It's been great to be back in Mumbai again this week and be reunited with team-mates old and new. The atmosphere has been great in the dressing room with everyone very focused on getting a good start to IPL III.

After two disappointing years, considering the immense talent in our dressing room, we are determined to make it to the semi-finals this year. We know we have the talent so it's about getting our strategy right and delivering when it matters most.

Our new coach Robin Singh and his assistant Paras Mhambrey have been working hard behind the scenes in the run-up to the tournament with skipper Sachin Tendulkar and our new chief executive T.A. Sekar to make sure we get it right this year. I'm confident we will.

There have been some new signings and the big buzz was obviously bagging Kieron Pollard at the player auction earlier this year. He gives us some power in the middle- order and alongside Dwayne (Bravo) will also give the team some Caribbean zest when they arrive.